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EPISODE · Feb 25, 2026 · 1H 6M

💤 The 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis | Calm Reading on AI, Markets, and the Future Economy

from The Sleepy Economist · host Lucas

Tonight on The Sleepy Economist, we do a calm reading and reflection on “The 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis” — a thought exercise in financial history from the future, exploring what could happen if AI productivity surges while the human consumer economy weakens.Based on the original substack post by Alap Shah and CitriniResearch:https://www.citriniresearch.com/p/2028gicThis episode covers themes like:- AI-driven productivity and layoffs- “ghost GDP” and consumer demand weakness- pressure on SaaS, payments, and intermediation businesses- mortgage risk, labor displacement, and policy lag- the “intelligence premium” and how markets may reprice itThis is a slow, relaxing economics reading for sleep, focus, or quiet thinking — not financial advice.If you enjoy calm macro content, public-domain finance reads, and thoughtful economic storytelling, subscribe for more episodes from The Sleepy Economist.#SleepyEconomist #AI #Economics #Macro #Markets #FinancialHistory #CalmReading #SleepPodcast #AlapShah #Citrini

Tonight on The Sleepy Economist, we do a calm reading and reflection on “The 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis” — a thought exercise in financial history from the future, exploring what could happen if AI productivity surges while the human consumer economy weakens.Based on the original substack post by Alap Shah and CitriniResearch:https://www.citriniresearch.com/p/2028gicThis episode covers themes like:- AI-driven productivity and layoffs- “ghost GDP” and consumer demand weakness- pressure on SaaS, payments, and intermediation businesses- mortgage risk, labor displacement, and policy lag- the “intelligence premium” and how markets may reprice itThis is a slow, relaxing economics reading for sleep, focus, or quiet thinking — not financial advice.If you enjoy calm macro content, public-domain finance reads, and thoughtful economic storytelling, subscribe for more episodes from The Sleepy Economist.#SleepyEconomist #AI #Economics #Macro #Markets #FinancialHistory #CalmReading #SleepPodcast #AlapShah #Citrini

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